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To be more specific, for example, programmers earn on average per year in Ontario – 84.000, and in Quebec – 54.300. Engineers – 58.200 or 54.900 respectively. A mid-level accountant in Ontario with a salary of 35.000 earns on average 4.000-6.000 more than their colleague in Quebec. And the difference between mechanics' salaries is even greater: in Ontario they earn 39.700 per year, in Quebec – 30.200. However, despite the generally higher salary level in Ontario, there are professionals who find it more advantageous to work in Quebec. For example, truck drivers among the 'French' earn 44.900 per year, which is 4.900 more than among the 'English'.
It's good if, even before starting the process of immigration to Canada, you independently or with the help of an immigration firm received a job offer – an invitation to work from a Canadian employer. But if this did not happen, then a difficult path awaits you.
For those who intend to seriously start looking for a job, the first thing is to surround themselves with directories and newspapers to extract from there the coordinates of all employment exchanges, recruiting agencies and employment firms. For each address, you will have to send a resume.
The second good source of information is professional associations, unions and societies. In Canada, professional corporatism is strong, so it makes sense for engineers to contact the Association of Engineers, for plumbers – the Union of Public Utility Workers, etc. Finally, from directories you can find the coordinates of HR managers of all offices in your field – and also inform them about yourself.
Practice shows: out of 100 sent letters or faxes, you will receive 90 replies with apologies and general explanations why they cannot hire you. 10 firms will ask you to call back, three of them will invite you for an interview, and only one, perhaps, will offer something that will become your first job in Canada.
Note that diplomas from most old, well-known universities of CIS countries are recognized in Canada – there is a special list that includes all licensed former Soviet universities. However, you should not hope that upon seeing your diploma, you will immediately be hired as a supervisor or manager.
Although you may not have to wash dishes in a street café either. It is quite realistic for a chemical technologist, a candidate of sciences with language skills, to start as a lab assistant at some paint and varnish company. After two years, he has a chance to get a piece of his own topic. A marine diesel mechanic can start at an auto repair shop, a nurse – with childcare.
After six months, if the exhausting job search yields no results, and you can document that you have unsuccessfully tried to find a position, you can apply for benefits. However, it is not certain that you will get them. Wanting to accustom new settlers to the idea that they came to Canada to work for its benefit, the Canadian government does everything to make it as difficult as possible to receive benefits. For example, in Ontario, benefits may be set at 8.800 Canadian dollars per year, but for that you will have to regularly do community work – sweep streets, wash windows and walls in public places.
If you are lucky and have found a job, the main problem becomes – how to hold on to it. Competition is very high. But in case of dismissal, finding a new place is generally not so difficult. However, the job search process in Canada never ends. Until you get tired or realize that you have reached your ceiling and you don't need anything more.
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